1. Introduction

  2. • Introduction to installing and configuring ArcGIS Desktop
  3. • Minimum System requirements
  4. • Python Requirement
  5. • Questions, feedback, and information

  6. Preparing to install

  7. • Authorizing your Software
  8. • Existing ArcGIS Desktop users

  9. The license manager

  10. • Installing the license manager
  11. • About the license manager

  12. Installing ArcGIS Desktop

  13. • Installation overview
  14. • Installing ArcGIS Desktop on your computer
  15. • Authorizing your software
  16. • The ArcGIS Administrator
  17. • Installing a localized ArcGIS Desktop setup
  18. • Installing ArcGIS Desktop on a network server
  19. • Installing ArcGIS Desktop from a network server
  20. • Installing ArcGIS Desktop silently

  21. Adding additional installation components

  22. • Adding additional installation features
  23. • Adding tutorial data
  24. • Installing ArcGIS Desktop Developer Resources
  25. • Installing the ArcGIS extensions
  26. • Uninstalling ArcGIS Desktop
  27. • Copyright information

Installing ArcGIS Desktop silently

ArcGIS Desktop can be installed without a user interface (UI) by running the setup with Windows Installer command line parameters.

NoteNote:

ArcGIS Desktop requires Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 Redistributable (x86) Update 5. If the Visual C++ 2017 Redistributable is not already installed, running setup.exe will install it and then launch setup.msi. To run Setup.msi (without running setup.exe) the redistributable must already be installed.

It is highly recommended that you include the ESRI_LICENSE_HOST, SOFTWARE_CLASS, SEAT_PREFERENCE, and DESKTOP_CONFIG command line parameters when installing silently where applicable to your installation. This will enable a user to install without UI interaction or having to complete the ArcGIS Administrator Wizard.

Requirements

  • All versions earlier than 10.2 must be uninstalled before you proceed with the silent installation.

ArcGIS Desktop installation command line parameters

The following are the command line switches to execute the ArcGIS Desktop setup directly. The parameters are case sensitive and should be used as defined below.

Parameter

Value

Required

Description

ESRI_LICENSE_HOST=

License Manager

Yes for Concurrent Use

Machine name of license manager.

SOFTWARE_CLASS=

Viewer

Yes

Installs ArcGIS Desktop as Basic (ArcView).

Editor

Installs ArcGIS Desktop as Standard (ArcEditor).

Professional

Installs ArcGIS Desktop as Advanced (ArcInfo).

SEAT_PREFERENCE=

Fixed

Yes

Installs your ArcGIS software class as a Single Use seat.

Float

Yes

Installs your ArcGIS software class as a Concurrent Use seat.

INSTALLDIR=

No

ArcGIS Desktop installation location. If not specified, the installation location is %System Drive%\Program Files\ArcGIS.

INSTALLDIR1=

No

Python installation location. If this feature is required and the value is not specified, the default location is Python27 on local system drive.

DESKTOP_CONFIG=

TRUE

Yes (if you supply ESRI_LICENSE_HOST, SOFTWARE_CLASS, and SEAT_PREFERENCE on the command line)

Setting this parameter to TRUE will prevent ArcGIS Administrator Wizard from being launched automatically at the end of the setup.

BLOCKADDINS=

#0

No

Load all add-ins regardless of whether they have digital signatures.

#1

No

Only load and use add-ins that are digitally signed by a trusted certificate authority.

#2

No

Only load and use add-ins that have been published by Esri.

#3

No

Only load add-ins from the administrator folders and all add-ins published by Esri.

#4

No

Do not load or execute add-ins in this application.

ENABLEEUEI=

0

No

Do not enable participation in the Esri User Experience Improvement.

1 (1 is default)

No

Enable participation in the Esri User Experience Improvement.

MODIFYFLEXDACL=

TRUE

No

The default value is FALSE. Enabling this property to TRUE alters the following permissions to allow management of the FlexNet anchor service by any user:

SERVICE_QUERY_CONFIG SERVICE_QUERY_STATUS SERVICE_ENUMERATE_DEPENDENTS SERVICE_START SERVICE_INTERROGATE SERVICE_USER_DEFINED_CONTROL READ_CONTROL

How to perform a typical installation of ArcGIS Desktop without user interaction

Run this command from the command line to install ArcGIS Desktop as Advanced Concurrent Use using the machine GIS as the license manager. This example will also install Python to D:\python27:

<setup staging location>\setup.exe ESRI_LICENSE_HOST=GIS SOFTWARE_CLASS=Professional SEAT_PREFERENCE=Float DESKTOP_CONFIG=TRUE INSTALLDIR1=D:\python27 /qb

Additional command line parameters are available:

INSTALLDIR=<installation directory> can be used to specify an installation location. The default location is C:\Program Files\ArcGIS if no INSTALLDIR parameter is given. If you are upgrading ; the INSTALLDIR parameter is not applicable, the installation location of the previous installation will be used. INSTALLDIR1=<installation directory> can be used to specify an installation location for Python except on an upgrade. The default location for this feature is python27 on the local system drive.

The following is an example of a client installation where an administrative installation exists on a server (\\machinename):

\\machinename\ArcGIS\setup.exe INSTALLDIR=C:\ArcGIS ESRI_LICENSE_HOST=GIS SOFTWARE_CLASS=Professional SEAT_PREFERENCE=Float DESKTOP_CONFIG=TRUE /qb
NoteNote:

/qb provides the basic UI of the progress status and error handling; /qn provides no UI at all.

How to perform a complete installation of ArcGIS Desktop silently

Run this command from the command line to install a Complete ArcGIS Desktop Standard license level with the machine GIS as the license manager:

<setup staging location>\setup.exe ADDLOCAL=ALL ESRI_LICENSE_HOST=GIS SOFTWARE_CLASS=Editor SEAT_PREFERENCE=Float DESKTOP_CONFIG=TRUE /qb

An additional command line parameter is available:

INSTALLDIR=<installation directory> if you do not want to install to the default location of C:\Program Files\ArcGIS. If you are upgrading, the INSTALLDIR parameter is not applicable, it will detect the installation location.

For example

<setup staging location>\setup.exe INSTALLDIR=C:\ArcGIS ESRI_LICENSE_HOST=GIS SOFTWARE_CLASS=Editor SEAT_PREFERENCE=Float DESKTOP_CONFIG=TRUE /qb
NoteNote:

To specify the installation location for a silent administrative installation, the command line property is TARGETDIR rather than INSTALLDIR.

How to perform a custom installation of ArcGIS Desktop silently

Run this command from the command line to perform a custom ArcGIS Desktop installation with the machine GIS as the license manager and the product type as professional:

<setup staging location>\setup.exe /qb ADDLOCAL=<feature1>,<feature2>,.... ESRI_LICENSE_HOST=GIS SOFTWARE_CLASS=Professional SEAT_PREFERENCE=Float DESKTOP_CONFIG=TRUE /qb

To install ArcGIS Desktop as a Single Use installation:

<setup staging location>\setup.exe /qb ADDLOCAL=<feature1>,<feature2>,.... SOFTWARE_CLASS=Professional SEAT_PREFERENCE=Fixed

Specify installation features as follows:

ADDLOCAL feature (Each feature name must be specified; for example, you cannot use ADDLOCAL=Applications to install all Application subfeatures.)

Applications

ArcMap

ArcCatalog

Miscellaneous features

Python

Extensions

Ext_3D_Analyst

ArcScan

GeoStatisticalAnalyst

ArcMap_Publishing_Extension

SpatialAnalyst

Schematics

NetworkAnalyst

TrackingAnalyst

Styles

CivicAndBusiness

NaturalResources

Templates

TemplateGeneral

TemplateIndustry

TemplateWorld

TemplateUSA

NoteNote:

  • All dependencies and relevant files will also be installed with the specified feature.
  • Feature names are case sensitive.

How to perform an uninstallation of ArcGIS 10.7.1 for Desktop silently

To uninstall a product silently, use the following Windows installer command:

msiexec.exe /x <{product code}> /qb

For example, to uninstall ArcGIS 10.7.1 for Desktop silently, use the following command line:

msiexec.exe /x {69262D87-3697-492B-ABED-765DDC15118B} /qb
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